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Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).
Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).

Smooth Start for Schools in Westmoreland

Three schools in Westmoreland reported a smooth start to the 2023/2024 academic year, which commenced on Monday, September 4. At the Petersfield Infant and Primary School, staff morale and student turnout were high, and the atmosphere hopeful. Acting Principal at...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, on Monday, September 4.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, on Monday, September 4.

Safety and Security Measures to be Strengthened in Schools
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).

Students in Dover, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies
Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Increased Student Enrolment in Sixth-Form Pathways Programme
Students of Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine make their way to the institution on the first day of the 2023/24 academic year on Monday (September 4).
Students of Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine make their way to the institution on the first day of the 2023/24 academic year on Monday (September 4).

PHOTOS: Highlights from Back-to-School Activities in Old Harbour, St. Catherine

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Acting Principal of Middle Quarters Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Pauvine Watson-Barrett, addresses students during devotion on the first day of the new 2023/2024  school year on Monday, September 4.
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Seamless Start to New School Year in St. Elizabeth

There was a seamless start to the new 2023/2024 school year in St. Elizabeth on September 4 as students streamed into their classrooms. Schoolyards were filled with students donning the proper attire for their respective institutions and etched on their faces were enthusiasm and hope for the year ahead. This was particularly true at Middle Quarters Primary School where, during...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in discussion with Principal of the Hope Valley Experimental School in Kingston, Anthony Grant, when she visited the school on September 4, for the beginning of the 2023/24 school year.
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Pilot Begins Soon for Air-Conditioning Units in 30 Schools

A pilot to retrofit and instal air-conditioning units in 30 schools is to get under way soon, to reduce heat stress on students amid rising temperatures. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a visit to the Hope Valley Experimental school in Kingston on September 4, for the opening of the 2023/24 school year. “I...
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Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.
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PHOTO: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary and Infant School

Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine Nairne.
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Jack’s Hill Primary School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with several students of the Hope Valley Experimental Primary School in St. Andrew on Monday (September 4). The institution was among several that Minister Williams visited to observe activities marking the 2023/24 academic year’s commencement.
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Education Minister Upbeat About 2023/24 Academic Year

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is upbeat about the 2023/24 academic year, based on activities observed while visiting several schools on Monday (September 4). She and other Ministry officials toured the Windward Road Primary, Jacks Hill Primary and Infant, Mountain View Primary and Infant, and Hope Valley Experimental Primary Schools in the Corporate Area to assess the...
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Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice. Dionne Dawn Binns.
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Parents Urged to be Vigilant and Protect Children from Crime and Violence

The Victim Services Branch (VSB) is encouraging parents to be vigilant with their children, to minimise trauma resulting from crime and violence. Director of the VSB in the Social Justice Division of the Justice Ministry, Dionne Dawn Binns, told JIS News that more than 50 per cent of the Branch’s clientele are children. “Our most common cases include those related...
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